FactCheck.org traces a false abortion rate claim from Sojourners to Hillary Clinton, to John Kerry, to Howard Dean.

Meanwhile, the current issue of Sojourners magazine includes an article titled “the Death of Fact-Checking.”

Unfortunately for Sojourners, fact-checking isn’t quite dead just yet.

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In this week’s Sojomail, founder Jim Wallis says the “religious left” movement is starting to rise up:

At packed book events around the country these days, I often make an announcement that elicits a tumultuous response: “The monologue of the Religious Right is finally over, and a new dialogue has begun!” Smiles light up the faces of thousands of people as they break out in thunderous applause.

Jim simply made this one too easy on me.

“This is how liberty dies. With thunderous applause.”

Thus says Revenge of the Sith’s Padme Amidala, often repeated by her adoring fans in the Democratic Underground, who want the line “on billboards.”